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Author and part-time Seabrook Island resident

McKendree Long III looks as though he

just stepped out o a 1950s Elmore Leonard western. Not that hes going around in a tasseled

jacket with a dusty ve gallon hat perched on his head,but he has the look o a man whos chewed hardtack

on the open prairie and dealt with death as only theuntamed wilderness can bring it about; plus, he boasts

one o the most handsome handlebar moustaches thisside o the Mississippi.

While Long is a ormer paratrooper and two-tour

Vietnam veteran, he spent most o the last 35 yearsworking as a nancial advisor or Merrill Lynch and

adding, slowly but surely, to his collection o vintageries and handguns. On retiring, Long began working

on a book which was to be a compendium o gunso the American West rom 1850 to 1890. However,

as he got deeper and deeper into his research, heound himsel swept up in the story o the soldiers

whose calloused, war-scarred hands held the weaponsthemselves.

While I was researching the gun book, I cameacross stories o the 8th exas Cavalry, said Long,

remembering how surprised he was to nd that this

one regiment was well-respected on both sides o theCivil War, having ought in some 275 engagements

in seven states over the course o our years. Te

unit, also known as errys exas Rangers named orounder and allen Colonel Benjamin Franklin erry,earned a reputation which ranked it as one o the most

efective mounted regiments in the western theater ooperations.

Longs gun book soon switched sides romreerence guide to historical ction novel. Te story

ollows the lives o two ctional members o errys

exas Rangers through non-ctional historic battlesand their eventual journey home. Te brutality o

lie in the American west during the Civil War isdealt with calmly, almost simplistically in Longs

novel, where shooting and killing enemy soldiers isalmost as common as killing a pig or dinner: a harsh

dichotomy which Long portrays in the language o

one who understands the reality o war.I used to wake up at two in the morning and I

by Kristin HacKler

SinceMay 2007

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November 26 and 27

TanksgivingKiawah and Seabrook own oces willbe closed

Tuesday, December 1Kiawah Island own Council2pm - 4pmown Hall Council Chambers

Kiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting8amKiawah Island Municipal Centers 2ndFloor Conerence Room

Wednesday, December 2

Kiawah Island Planning Commission3pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers

Seabrook Island PlanningCommission work session

All Planning Commission meetings will

be held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the ownbulletin board.

Thursday, December 3

Johns Island Council Meeting7pm 8pmBerkeley Electric Co-Op on MaybankRd.

Kiawah Island Arts Council3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor ConerenceRoom

Monday, December 7

Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor ConerenceRoom

FinancialsMayor Bill Holtz reported on the year-to-date nancials, noting that revenuesare above budget by $68,272.74, comingto $742,821.38, which is bet ter thanlast year-to-date by a little more than$10,000. Expenses year-to-date are underbudget by $69,024.04, coming in at$432,169.56.

Considering the economy, were

doing well, said Holtz, though he didpoint out that both the state and countyare tightening down on the amounto Accomodations ax (AAX) undsthey are sending back to the town. Forexample, said Holtz, the town received$4,888 rom the county in AAX orFebruary through July o this year,

whereas last year, the town received a

little over $9,000 or the same time span.Even though were giving you a bright

nancial picture, there is concern withunding rom the state and county,said Holtz. Because o this, weregoing to be setting our budget or lower

AAX next year and there will not be arecommendation to give unds back tocitizens thi s year, either.

Councilman Sam Reed asked how thestate and county determine how muchthe municipalities receive rom AAXunds and own Administrator RandyPierce replied that it was arbitrary. Teyhave been generous in the past with whatthey give back, but theyve cut it backtwice now, said Pierce. Councilmanerry Ahearn concurred, and noted thatthe state hasnt cut back yet on what

they send, but I dont anticipate brightand shiny things coming down to themunicipalities, the Mayor remarked.

Speed bumps and supporting CERResident Ed Dear commented on thelack o regard or the bike crossing romthe bike path to Bohicket Marina, whichis located near the BB& bank. I

think one guy today put on more ga swhen I was about to cross, but I made itin time, said Dear, hal-joking. Along

with suggesting that the town paint thecrosswalk lines so that they reached allthe way to the curbs, Dear asked aboutthe possibility o a speed bump. It mightnot be that eect ive at 35 mph, but ithey go over it at 45 mph or more, it wil llet them know, said Dear. Mayor Holtzstated that it wouldnt be a problem todo the restriping, as they will be doingimprovements to the sidewa lk on theMarina side o Seabrook Island Drivein the near uture, and they would alsolook into the easibility o a speed bump,though he did note that some residentshad concerns over the possible noisecreated by people passing over the bump.We dont want to put it in and nd

we have to take it back out again, hepointed out.

Secondly, resident and CER volunteerBeverley Baird put it simply whenshe stood up in ront o Council andstated, Im here to ask or money.

When CER (Community EmergencyResponse eam) originally ormed, theown pledged unds to help continuethe program. While CER is a lineitem on the POA budget, Baird askedi the own could donate $2,000directly to Lowcountry CER to help

pay or training expenses. Ater a shortdiscussion, it was determined that iCharleston County sent the Council arequest or donation letter, then theown could lega lly donate the undsdirectly to Lowcountry CER. Councilapproved the donation, pending receipt

o the letter, unanimously.Roads on hold and MASC report

While everything is pretty quiet interms o the Johns Island roads issuesat the moment, Councilman Sam Reedreported that the SC DO is reviewing

what has been nicknamed Te RawlePlan, a shortened version o 526 whichleaves James Island out o the route.

Reed did note that he heard the newplan is being opposed by the CoastalConservation League.

In other news, Reed reported on therecent Municipal Association (MASC)meeting, noting that the Associationbriefy discussed a period o mandatorytraining or elected ocials, which heopposed. I youre elected, youre electedby the people and i youre not doingyour job, youll be voted out, said Reed,in explanation. Te group also talkedabout the RAC commission and theiropposition to RAC possibly dictatinghow taxes should be disseminated tothe municipalities, as well as the issue olegalizing gol carts on roads.

own consults with visibility consultantCouncilman erry Ahearn noted that the

Ways and Means committee met with avisibility consultant about bringing moreattention to Seabrook Island, and theconsultant agreed to come back with aproposal or a six month, short term initialcontact. Te proposal should be ready orthe December own Council meeting,and Ahearn hopes that the AAXcommittee will approve the unding orthe project. I not, then that opens usup to nding the unding elsewhere, ornot going ahead with it, said Ahearn.Holtz reminded Ahearn that he will be in

charge o coordinating with the websitecommittee to make sure the visibilityconsultant doesnt overlap with anythingthe website team is doing, and vice versa.

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his coming uesday, December 7,dont orget to drop by the votingbooth at Sora Rail and cast your

ballot or the 2010/2011 Kiawah Council.While the council candidates were able tostate a little about themselves in an earlieredition o Te Island Connection, pleasetake a moment to review the ollowingarticles, each o which gives a closer looknot only into the candidates themselves,but into their hopes and aspirations orthe next two years on Kiawah Island.Polls will be open rom 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.at the Fire Station on Sora Rai l. For moreinormation about voting on KiawahIsland, visit www.kiawahisland.org.

Al BurnafordCouncil candidate

Tere are two signicant issues whichcurrent Kiawah Councilman and MayorPro-em Alan Burnaord would like toaddress i re-elected or this next two yearterm: continued communication withthe major island entities (KICA, KIGR,OKI and KDP), and the increased saetyo the roads and inrastructure o JohnsIsland.

People want to retire in an agreeablecommunity, said Burnaord. Whenpeople think about coming to live on this

island, they want to see that the powers-that-be on the island are working togethertoward a common goal .

And while this may have not been thecase several years ago, the current own oKiawah Island (OKI) has been makingevery eort to meet with the Kiawah GolResort owners, Kiawah DevelopmentPartners (KDP) and the Kiawah IslandCommunity Association (KICA) on aregular basis to ensure that everyoneis on the same page. Along with theirmonthly meetings with KICA, the ownis also meeting regularly with the Resortand KDP to continue their work on therecently signed Development Agreement;in particular, the development o MingoPoint and Night Heron Park.

Its a good thing we have strong

developers on this island, said Burnaord,pointing out that, while many islandcommunities are suering in the currenteconomic climate, Kiawah under itscurrent management - is not only solidnancially, its also continuing to grow.

But while the island may be doingwell, the ability o visitors, residents andemployees to reach Kiawah is becomingmore and more o an issue.

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Kiawah CounCileleCtions tuesday, deCember7

New and improved website by years endCouncilman Jerry Cummin was happy toannounce that the website committee hassigned o on the rst couple o phaseso the website design with ObviousleeMarketing. Te next step is to reviewthe website setup with the various islandentities to see what, i anything, ismissing or should be changed. Ideally,said Cummin, the new site should be upand running by the end o this year.Councilman Rob Savin suggested thatthe town also discuss oering a one-daytrip to Seabrook or olks who arrive intown or cruises. Katie Chapman o theCharleston Visitors Bureau pointed outthat the CVB has a webpage eaturingsuch deals, and oered to work with theown to include a Seabrook one-daypackage.

Designating helicopter landing areasMayor Holtz reported that he recentlymet with members o the Roper HospitalFoundation, who asked about thepossibility o the town designating an

area as a helicopter landing pad. Holtznoted that the own Hall parking lotwas originally going to be used or thatpurpose, but suggested that Kiawahand Freshelds should also look intodesignating helicopter landing areas.

Saety and Security will organize howwe do it i it should come up, said Holtz,noting that the Foundation still needs to

work out a lot o procedural issues beoreestablishing landing pads in the area.Te landing area would not need to bebuilt, Administrator Pierce noted, justdesignated or the use.

Lastly, the Mayor reminded Counciland those in attendance o the ownsannual Christmas Soiree, which will be

held this year at own Hall on December16 rom 12 to 2 p.m.

Everyones invited as long as theybring a new, unwrapped toy, said Holtz.I know it says oys or ots, but I

would like one, too, he joked with asmile.

Second reading of budget: Ordinance2010-02

Administrator Pierce ran through ahandul o the more unique items on the2011 budget, noting that they dropped

their expected annual income romcounty AAX by hal to $8,000, andelaborated on the unds set aside or

website construction, pointing out thatthis coming years budget or the projectis $20,000, which has been added tothe $8,000 remaining rom this yearsbudget, so it will be listed at $28,000.Pierce added that the budget includesthe cost o video production, so that the

web committee wont have to come backbeore council and request unding. Healso noted the monthly ees budgeted orthe disaster prep satellite phones and 800MHz ham radio, as well as the unds setaside or uture disaster prep drills, butother than that, its pretty standard, saidPierce.Council approved the budgetunanimously and at the same time,unanimously approved the amount o$8,811 to be moved rom the generalund into the emergency und in order tokeep it at its standard amount.

Quite a bike pathCouncilman Cummin briefy remarkedon how well Sunburst Landscaping

is doing with keeping up the sides oSeabrook Island Road and the bike path,and Mayor Holtz agreed that they aredoing an excellent job. Holtz also notedthat the own will be using a $100,000grant to x the sidewalk on the Marinaside o Seabrook Island Road, and thebarrier poles along the side o the road

will be replaced with a proper barrier,similar to the ones within the gate onKiawah Island.

Friendly and cute to bootKatie Chapman, head o Media Relationsor the Charleston Visitors Bureau,thanked the Council or meeting with atraveling writer, Chiles Larson, while he

was in town last week, and announcedthat Be A ourist In Your Own owntickets are now available and eature 28attractions and 22 restaurants. She wasalso happy to announce that Charleston

was recently designated the Friendliest,as well as the Most Attractive city inthe United States, according to ravel +Leisure magazine. Te designation wasdiscussed both on the oday Show by

Al Roker, and on Saturday Night LivesWeekend Update.

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Te eeling on Johns Island is that saeroads bring development, said Burnaord.Tere havent been any new roads onJohns Island in 30 years, but developmentis still occurring. Charleston CountyCouncil and Charleston City Councilcontrol zoning and land use on dierentparts o Johns Island and its zoningcontrols development and density.

And instead o backtracking later,Burnaord pointed out that water, sewerand saer roads need to be installed beoreurther development occurs in order toprevent costly installations and accidentsin the uture.

One idea which has been discussedor several years now is the Sea IslandsGreenway. Tis one road would reduceprojected trac (BCDCOGs 2035 est.) byalmost hal on Main, Bohicket, Maybankand River Roads and thus make themsaer without having to spend the moneyto widen them and thus change the ruralnature o Johns Island he said, noting thatRoads Committee members on Kiawahand Seabrook Islands are continuing to

work on this project in an eort to bringabout its construction beore development and regularly increasing trac takesover the island.

Finally, Burnaord asserted that hewants to work on improving the perceptiono Kiawah and Seabrook residents in theeyes o Johns Island residents.

Instead o seeing us as a bunch o richolk, we want people to see what we do or

the island, said Burnaord. Whether itsvolunteering or donating to charities, wewant people to see that were also a parto this community, and we want to giveback.

Al Burnaord and his wie, Ellie, havebeen permanent residents o Kiawah Islandor the past 10 years. He has been a membero the owns Planning Commission ortwo and a hal years (Chairman, 2004),and a member o the Kiawah Island own

Council or the past six years (Mayor protem rom 2008).

Charles LipumaKiawah Council candidate

Charles Lipuma, current KiawahCouncilman and island resident or thepast 18 years, rst proposed the ollowingversion o the owns rst ComprehensivePlan in 1994:

Te own o Kiawah Island is aresidential community with a resortsurrounded by a unique and beautiulnatural setting.

My outlook or Kiawahs uture stemsrom that vision, said Lipuma, noting

that, or him, the most important elementso the vision statement are residentialcommunity, unique and naturalsetting.

All o these elements have played intothe recent Council discussions concerningthe KIGR Development Agreement, andwhile Lipuma may have some undamentaldisagreements with the West Beach andEast Beach Villages density and design,

he eels that the agreement does serve theComprehensive Plan Vision o residentialcommunity.

Structures need to be placed into anatural setting that is visually pleasing, well landscaped, and pedestrian- andbike- riendly. I look to KIGR to planaccordingly and to the Kiawah PlanningCommission and ARB to careully andcritically examine the master plan anddesign eatures proposed or both villages,

said Lipuma. Another concern which Lipuma has

in terms o uture development is thepotential and signicant challenge o theredevelopment o the owns historic orolder properties. Since todays constructionmust meet FEMA elevation requirements where the rst foor may be as much as14 eet above grade, those who purchasesome o the one and one-and-a-hal storystructures rom the 1970s may choose tobuild two to two-and-a-hal story homes which could create a signicant visualimpact due to height, size and minimalspace or vegetation.

We need to anticipate and plan oruture redevelopment, Lipuma asserted.Tis is within the purview o the KiawahPlanning Commission and I would expectthem to careully consider redevelopmentissues.

Other o-island issues which may impactKiawah, Lipuma noted, are the Andell propertydevelopment and the Johns Island roads.

We have little or no control on either,said Lipuma. While the area between

the Kiawah Parkway roundabout andront gate is not expected to be developedanytime soon, Lipuma pointed out that what is developed could have a tracand/or visual impact on the entrance toKiawah Island. What will happen withthe roads and the potential 526 extension,said Lipuma, remains to be seen, but adelay in road improvements will impacton travel ease and saety to and romthe island, aecting the quality o lie oKiawah residents.

Looking back over the past 20 yearsand projecting ahead or the next 10 or15, Lipuma remarked that, I am hopeulor a uture which ully meets with theComprehensive Plan vision. We owe it tothe community and its residents, visitorsand guests.

Harry McHughKiawah Council Candidate

Tis past term was Councilman HarryMcHughs rst with the Kiawah ownCouncil, but in that short amount o time,hes already made a signicant impacton the island. Trough his eorts withthe owns Environmental Committee,recycling programs have been brought tothe islands single amily homes, villas andregimes. Te Environmental Committeehas also rationalized the town subsidy so thateveryone receives this new service and today,solid waste disposal on the island is visiblydown and recycling is signicantly up.

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I never considered mysel to beparticularly ocused on environmentalissues beore joining this committee, saidMcHugh, but Ive really gotten into it.

Trough the owns partnership withKICA and the Resort, the EnvironmentalCommittee is also bringing awarenessto items which one might never haveconsidered to be recyclable, such as

mattresses, carpet and abrics. And as a result o his eco-riendly

work over the past two years, McHugh,i elected, hopes to make the environmenteven more o a ocus on Kiawah Islandor his next term. Tis would includenot only applying more o the ownsavailable budget toward conservationand environmentally-riendly practices, itwould also mean making even more use othe owns two biologists, Jim Jordan andAaron Givens.

Other issues which McHugh wouldlike to address in a second term includecompleting the Development Agreement with the Resort, and working with the

own budget in order to get more bangor the buck out o the owns availableunds.

In terms o the DevelopmentAgreement, McHugh eels that the ownhas made progress in being more open withthe island citizenry during the approval ophase one, but he also wants to work hardon getting more citizen input or phasetwo, which includes the development o

Mingo Point and Night Heron Park.

We need to work on methods to getmore people involved, said McHugh.Te Development Agreement withthe Resort is the single biggest issue onKiawah, and we need to get enough landunder the control o KICA to control ourown destiny in terms o uture acilitiesor islanders.

Councilman McHugh has lived onKiawah or the past 12 years with his

wie, oni. He was rst elected to Councilor the 2008/2009 term, and is theco-ounder o the Sea Island Youth Goland ennis Program, a program whichnot only provides leadership and teambuilding skills or hundreds o children onWadmalaw and Johns Islands, it also helpsto portray Kiawah Island as an active parto the Sea Island community.

Greg VanDerwerkerKiawah Council candidate

Kiawah own Council candidate GregVanDerwerker, a Kiawah property ownersince 1994 and ull time resident or thelast ve years, wants nothing more than

to sit down and talk with the Kiawahcommunity; something he eels thatthe Kiawah Council has not been doingeectively or several years.

As much as anything, when adecision has to be made, we should takeit to the people, get as much input andcomment as possible and have somegive and take discussion beore making

a decision, said VanDerwerker. Mostrecently, VanDerwerker was rustratedby the Councils handling o the ownsComprehensive Plan review. He wouldhave liked to have seen the own oKiawah ollow a process similar to theone used by Charleston County whenthe Countys plan was updated; i.e. theCounty held three public workshops toreceive comments and suggestions prior toormulating the plan.

We could make a lot o people alot happier i we include them, saidVanDerwerker. Te process cansometimes be slow and painul, but youget better results, and even better, peopleeel as though they have been heard.Tose that want to be involved should beincluded.

Along with making the KiawahCouncil more open and engaging tocitizens, VanDerwerker also hopes to dowhat he can to encourage more emphasison the owns Environmental programs,and increasing saety on the island.

I would advocate having an o-dutysheri on the island around the clock,

said VanDerwerker. One o the majorunctions o the own is saety, and whilea lot o this responsibility has been handedto KICA, the KICA security ofcerscapabilities are limited. For example,because the security sta is not armed theycannot saely stop a suspect vehicle even icircumstances warrant an intervention.

Tis added security would also help

should an incident occur on the island.Instead o driving all the way rom JamesIsland the location o the closest Countypolice station the o-duty ofcer would already be on-hand to handle thesituation.

Ater the incidents in Freshelds andon the island, we need to realize that thereare simply more people around and we needto be more sae, said VanDerwerker.

Lastly, VanDerwerker would also like

to build up relationships with Johns Islandresidents, and hopes to work with themmore productively on the roads issue.

Greg VanDerwerker has served on theKICA Saety and Security Board, as wellas the KICA Land and Lakes Board, orthe past two three years, and was recentlyelected to be Vice President o KPOG.

Fran WermuthKiawah Council candidate

When I nal ly retired, I was content tobe at home, read books and study history,which is my love, smiled Fran Wermuth,Kiawah Council candidate and Kiawahpermanent resident or the past three-plus

years.But it just wasnt meant to be; and it was

Wermuths urry, our-legged companion who nally nudged her back into theworld o politics.

Ater 26 years o working on U.S. Senatesta and in several positions in agencies

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just had to write, said Long. Writing in

longhand, Long lled two legal pads andwore out two secretaries beore he ound

a medical transcriptionist service to type

out his hasty handwriting.

I did it all backwards, smiled Long.

wenty-ve years ago he wrote a novel onVietnam or a creative writing class, but

the book did nothing but gather dust a ter

he received a comment rom a riend atWest Point who said the novel was good,but pedestrian. When he nally decided

to pick up the pen again, he wrote thenovel in its entirety, then read a book on

how to write a novel and nally joined a

writing critique group.

I would highly recommend the

writing critique group to anyone who wants to write, said Long. You go,

sit, listen and see what others are goingthrough, and you get great leads on

editors and publishers.

When he was done, the book was

more than 400 pages long and a bit out

o sequence chronologically, but withthe help o editor Bryan Penberthy, the

novels timeline was set to rights and thestory was narrowed down to a succinct

300 pages. It took two years o polishing,

but the end result is a true and strikinglyreal interpretation o the actions o errys

exas Rangers during the Civi l War.

Te story doesnt end with No Good

Like It Is, however. Long is alreadyputting the nal touches on the sequel,

What Goes Round, and is starting workon the last book in the trilogy, which will

ocus on the battle at Little Big Horn.

Its a un thing to do, writing, Long

smiled. Although Im glad I didnt have

to eed a ami ly while doing it.

McKendree Long will be at the St. JohnsLibrary on Johns Island for a book signing of

No Good Like It Is on Saturday, December4, at 11 a.m. For more information

about Long and his novels, visit www.

mckendreerlongiii.com.

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o the Department o Justice and theDepartment o Homeland Security - theransportation Security Administration,the Immigration and NaturalizationService, and the U.S. Marshals Service -Wermuth was looking orward to catchingup on her reading, enjoying nature andtaking long walks on the beach with herdog when she heard about an ordinance

which just passed through own Council,severely limiting the times dogs would beallowed o-leash on the beach.

Tats when I got involved, said Wermuth. And she wasnt the only oneupset with the change; a lot o residents were distressed about the new dogordinance, including residents withoutdogs who simply enjoyed seeing the pupsplayully carousing on the empty winterbeaches.

Te problem is, its not a clear processon how to protest a new law, saidWermuth, so she took it upon hersel tostart a group and nd out how to bringabout the necessary change.

Tis action, which resulted in theKiawah Council making an agreeablecompromise to the days o the year in which dogs are allowed on the beacho-leash, spurred Wermuth to look moreinto the unctions o the Kiawah Council,and ultimately sparked in her the interestin joining the own Council.

Im quite sure the Kiawah IslandCommunity Association and the ownknow how each other work, but its nottotally clea r to the citizens, said Wermuth,and thats one o her main goals: to bringopen communication and transparencyin government to the citizens o Kiawah.She also wants to make it easier to expressones opinion to Council so that they eel

as though what theyve said will be heardand seriously considered.

Wermuth also stated that she wouldlike to be on the owns Public SaetyCommittee, not only because o herhistory working with law enorcementagencies, but also because o her experience working with emergency operations. Sheis now in training to become a certiedCommunity Emergency Response eam(CER) member. At the same time,shes interested in bringing the new KICAEyes and Ears program to individualneighborhoods to enable neighbors tolook ater one another by being more alertto suspicious activity on the island.

Fran Wermuth currently serves on theKICA Saety and Security Committee,serves as an e-mentor or Haut Gap MiddleSchool, and volunteers with the HistoricCharleston Foundation.

Bill Wert

Mayoral Candidate While Bill Wert may be running

uncontested or his seat as Mayor, he is noless passionate about his role than when herst stepped into oce eight years ago.

Ater 33 years with General Electric ina job which required him to move everytwo to three years, Wert was looking ora place he could truly call home once he

retired. He ound that place in Kiawah

Island. Ater he and his wie, Pat, builttheir home on the island in 1991, theydecided to move to Kiawah permanentlyin 1999. Less than a year later, Wert wasalready active in his new community as amember o the Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA), and only two yearsater that he was serving as President othe association.

Elected as own Mayor in late 2002,Werts initial goal was to bring stability to

the interactions o the owns main entities:namely KICA, Kiawah Island Gol Resort(KIGR), Kiawah Development Partners(KDP), and the own itsel. oday, theown holds regular monthly meetingswith KICA, and meets on a regular basiswith the resort and developer.

Tis consistent interaction has allowedor the process o approving the ownsnew Development Agreement to movealong much more smoothly than it mighthave gone in previous years, and thanks tothe agreement, said Wert, were now ableto see exactly how Kiawah will look overthe next 10 years.

On looking back over his past eight

years in oce, Wert is particularly proudo what they have been able to accomplishnot only with the Development Agreement,but with the installation o the Fresheldsroundabout, the completion o the bikepath, and the renourishment o the eastend o the island.

Te Freshelds roundabout took care osome serious trac problems between thetwo islands and the shopping center, whilethe bike path more than a decade in themaking was nally installed and openedto the public at the beginning o this year.Te beach renourishment in particularis a point o pride or the Mayor. Whileit was the largest privately unded beachrenourishment project ever conducted

on the east coast, it was a very successulproject which resulted in vast areas o newbeach or the island.

What Dr. Kana said would happen,happened, said Wert, reerring to theengineering consultant, Dr. im Kana,who helped guide Kiawah Island throughtheir renourishment process. Along withbringing needed new sand to Kiawahsbeaches, the renourished area is nowhome to several threatened bird species,including the Piping Plover.

Looking orward, Mayor Wert pointedout that, Whatever I can do and Councilcan do to improve the quality o lie onKiawah Island, thats what we want to

do.Tis includes working on the roads

issue and making it saer or the morethan 1100 employees between Kiawah,Seabrook and Freshelds to travel totheir respective jobs, as well as ensuringa smooth and positive experience with the2012 PGA.

I see a bright uture or Kiawah, saidWert. One o our main chores is not toscrew it up. We need to stay fexible enoughto realize that we arent always right, as with the recent dog ordinance, and bewilling to change to make it right.

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Arts on the IslandsFree musical perFormances

presented by the Kiawah arts council

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Put on your holiday best and grab your tickets or some o the best holidayconcerts o the season! Presented by the Kiawah Island Arts Council, thisDecember will eature some o the most talented musicians and actors

Charleston has to oer, and whats more, theyre ree! ickets may be picked up atKiawah own Hall, 21 Beachwalker Drive. For more ino, visit www.kiawahisland.org or cal l 768-9166.

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Tursday, December 2, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Show starts at 7:30 p.m.Ring in the season at the 2010 Holiday String Concert eaturing concertmaster

Yuriy Bekker and jazz vocalist Leah Suarez. Musical selections will showcasepopular holiday string orchestra works such as Winter rom Vivaldis Four

Seasons, Purcells Chacony and selections rom the Nutcracker by chaikovsky.Leah Suarez, president o the Jazz Artists o Charleston and acclaimed jazz

vocalist, will accompany. Invite all your amily and riends to this uniquecollaboration o jazz and string orchestra that is sure to put a new twist on

amiliar carols. Complimentary tickets are available at the Visitors Center at

own Hall.

giftoftHemagiByCHamBermuSiC CHarleStonSunday, December 12, at Church of Our Saviour

Show starts at 4 p.m.Actors Teatre o South Carolina and Chamber Music Charleston will present

another mix o superb music and theater with a unique musical storytellingby amous storyteller, O. Henry. With inspiration rom an ensemble o local

musicians perorming traditional Christmas melodies, O. Henry weaves togethera new Christmas tale o holiday love and sacrice. Te story is brought to lie

with words and music in a one-act play by Chris Weatherhead, with musical

arrangement by Sandra Nikolajevs. Te Git o the Magi stars Broadway, lm,and V leading actor Clarence Felder, with yler Ilgen, Jami Harris, Michael

Easler and Chris Weatherhead. Tey are joined by Chamber Music Charlestonoboist Mark Gainer, futist Regina Helcher Yost, bassoonist Sandra Nikolajevs

and pianist Irina Pevzner. Complimentary tickets are available at the VisitorsCenter at own Hall.


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With her mother, grandmother and sistersall sharing an innate knack or sewing, it was natural or Shirley Salvo to become

a seamstress, stitching everything rom a Green BayPackers jacket or her son-in-law to an ornate christeninggown or her grandson. Recently, with ellow seamstressPaula Adamson, Shirley created a magnicent set o alter

cloths and clerical adornments, based on a Mary Whytedesign, or the 30th anniversary o the Episcopal Churcho Our Savior on Johns Island.

While crating these beautiul works o art, Shirley hasalso been doing some simple, yet signicant sewing. Forthe past ten months, she has been the local coordinatoror ConKerr Cancer, a charitable organization oundedin Philadelphia that provides children sufering romcancer and other lie-threatening illnesses with the git oa beautiully stitched and brightly colored pillowcase.

Its really something that I love to do, said Shirley.Its so special or the children and its a wonderul way togive back to the community.

A ormer science teacher in Summerville with aMasters degree in Home Economics, Shirley learnedabout the ConKerr Cancer project rom a riend whosuggested she check out the programs website. Ater

speaking with the ounder, Cindy Kerr, Shirley decidedthat it was something she wanted to do.

Less than a year later, ater buying abric and recruitingvolunteers, Shirleys group has delivered 700 pillowcases about 100 pillowcases a month to critically ill childrenat the Medical University o South Carolina (MUSC)Childrens Hospital. With 4,000 seriously ill childrencoming through MUSC every year, 100 pillowcases amonth doesnt even come close to lling the need, but

according to Shirley, Tat does not mean our relatively

new group wont keep try ing.According to Shirley, the biggest obstacle to increasing

the monthly output is undraising. Supplies to makea single pillowcase cost about ve dollars. Te labor,which is given reely by the volunteers, includes not onlymeasuring, cutting, stitching and serging the abric, eachpillowcase also needs to be washed, ironed and packagedbeore it can be sent to the hospital.

Even i you cant sew, you can denitely help, Shirley

smiled. Volunteers can be involved with any step inpillowcase-making they choose. From cutting, ironingor packaging to the donation/borrowing o your sewingmachine or even donating ve dollars or a pillowcase,anyone can help with the program: and i you can sew,thats even better. Te sewing team meets at the Sandcastleon Kiawah Island every rst and third Monday o the

month rom 9:30 a.m. 12 noon.o help nancially support the project at its current

level, the Episcopal Church o Our Savior and theKiawah/Seabrook Exchange Club donate a good amounto the money needed to purchase abric and supplies, with additional unding provided through individualdonations.

Recently, the Island Quilters Guild, which meetsmonthly at the Berkeley Electric building on MaybankHighway, donated a beautiul handcrated queen-sizequilt to help raise unding through a drawing. Te localConKerr Cancer group is selling tickets or the drawingat two dollars or one ticket, ve dollars or three. Tedrawing will be held on December 15. ickets can bepurchased or the drawing by emailing [email protected] and putting Quilt tickets in the subjectline. ickets can also be purchased on Friday, December

10, rom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at MUSC, where the quilt wi llbe on display in the main lobby.

If you are interested in getting involved in any way withthe ConKerr Cancer pillowcase project sewing, washing,ironing, packaging or donating you can reach Shirley Salvoat 768-9263 or 709-1406, or email her at [email protected]. For more information about ConKerr Cancer,visit www.ConKerrCancer.org.

Sewing smilesBy Kristin HacKler

Shirley Salvo holds up one of the completed pillow cases to be sent toMUSCs Childrens Hospital


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his holiday season, Te Choraliers Christmas concert shall be novel andcelebratory! Te Island Choraliers, a mens chorus made up o residents o

Kiawah and Seabrook Islands, will present its annual vocal Christmas concerton Friday, December 10, at 7 p.m. in the All Saints Hall at the Church o Our Savior.

Te universal themes o hope, optimism, and especially riendship will be emphasized.Enjoy nostalgic tunes such as White Christmas, and playul sing-a-longs like Rudolphthe Red Nosed Reindeer, Deck the Halls and Jingle Bell s, all perormed by your talentedisland neighbors. Tere will even be some liquid Christmas cheer or all to enjoy.

ickets are not required, but come early, as seating for this popular concert may be at apremium. A basket for free-will donations will be available at the door. Mark your calendartoday and celebrate the season with the Choraliers.

A musical Christmaswith the Choraliers

Club members were treated to an exhilarating demonstration o unique andbeautiul door decorations at the November meeting. Kristi Nelson o theCharleston Flower Market used local ora to create unusual examples o what

can be done besides the traditional door wreath.

It was a wonderul lead-in to the Clubs December activities. On December 2members will be meeting to make holiday decorations to be distributed to the ChardonPlace assisted living acility on Johns Island. December 3 will fnd them decorating thetree in Te Lake House.

And on December 5, the Seabrook Island Garden Club will be hosting a HolidayOpen House or all island re sidents at Te Lake House rom 3 to 5 p.m. Rereshments willbe served and everyone is encouraged to attend to greet their riends and neighbors.

Te Seabrook Island Garden Club meets monthly on the second Friday of the month atTe Lake House at 9 a.m.

Garden Club wreathedin holiday festivitiesPROVIDED BY SEABROOK ISLAND GARDEN CLUB

Te Island Choraliers

Examples of holiday door decorations created by Kristi Nelson


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Johns IslandRegIonallIbRaRy3531 Maybank Highway, 559-1945houRs:Monday Tursday: 10 a.m. 8 p.m.Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays, December 6, 13 & 20 at 10:30a.m.

ime or wos (2 3 years old with adult)uesdays, December 7, 14, 21 and 28, at10:30 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3 6 years)Wednesdays, December 1, 8, 15, 22 and29, at 10:30 a.m.

PLAY with Dad: Family Storytime(all ages)Saturdays, December 4, 11 and 18, at 11 a.m.Hey Dad, bring the kids in or Buggystories and crats each Saturday inDecember.

*Computer Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, December 7, rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)

uesday, December 21, rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

*Keyboard Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, December 14, rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.*All computer classes are free. For moreinformation please call 559-1945 and askfor the Reference Department. Cl ass space isavailable for 8 participants per session.

Early Literacy Station (up to 11 years old)December 1 - 31. Fun activities based onthe South Carolina Day by Day FamilyLiteracy Activity Calendar.

PLAY: Puppet Show - Stone Soup (all ages)Tursday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m.

Meet the Author and Book Signing:McKendree Mike Long(adults)Saturday, December 4, at 11 a.m.Join us or a morning with SC authorMcKendree Mike Long as he discussesand signs his novel, No Good Like It Is.

Childrens Movie - oy Story 3 (all ages)Saturday, December 4, at 2 p.m.Rated G, 86 minutes.Club Anime! (ages 12-19)

Tursday, December 9, rom 4 - 5:30 p.m.Tis will be our last weekday meeting othe year, so eel ree to cosplay i you wish!

Pajama Storytime (all ages)Tursdays, December 9, 16 and 30, at6:30 p.m.Saturday Movie Matinee: A ChristmasCarol (all ages). Saturday, December 11, at2 p.m. Rated PG, 96 minutes. Sponsoredby Te UPS Store, 3575 MaybankHighway, Johns Island.

Club Anime! (ages 12-19)Saturday, December 18, rom 3 - 4:30p.m. Lets celebrate the end o 2010 withJapanese snacks! Gummies, Wasabi Peas,and random Otaku goodies will be served.

Sea Islands Book Club (adults)uesday, December 21, at 2 p.m.Join the discussion o Black Wind by Cliveand Dirk Cussler.

Book Explorers: Preschool Book Club(ages 3 to 6 years old). Friday, December31, at 10:30 am

dIsplaysCarolina Reindeer Crat DisplayDecember 1 - 31

James Island cratsman Robert Noecomes rom an artistic amily. He gives hisunique reindeer lie by starting with thebranch o a palm rond and then choosinga color scheme, a pair o eyes, a nose, alittle paint, and other items o ancy andimagination. You can contact him [email protected].

Quilt DisplayNovember 1 December 31

Louetta Davis will display her quilt,Louettas Heritage. She has taken heramily tree, the Bennett Family ree, anddesigned a beautiully personalized quilt.Davis is a member o Our Lady o MercyCommunity Outreachs Quilting Livesgroup.

Jewelry DisplayNovember 1 - December 31

Johns Island resident Margaret Covingtonwill display her bead jewelry designsthrough December.

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eshelds Holiday Festivaln us 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or a day oe activities including a jump castle,e painter, and holiday crats or thes. Enjoy live music by the interactives band, Big Bang Boom. Santa wil laround the Village to visit and taketures. For more ino, call Guest Services768-6491.

Saturday, November 27

urtle Point Family Movie NightJoin us or a Family Movie Night at theurtle Point Clubhouse. Our eatured movieHow to rain your Dragon will begin at7pm. Entry to the movie is complimentary.7 p.m. For more ino, call 768-6001.

moNday, November 29

Charleston Foreign Afairs Forumpresents Linda GradsteinLinda Gradstein, a 20 year NPRcorrespondent in Jerusalem, will bespeaking on the Israeli-Palestinian process.Social hour begins at 5:15 p.m. and the

speaker will start at 6 p.m. Citadels AlumniHall at 69 Hagood Ave., opposite thestadium. $15 per person or ree or CFAFmembers. www.charlestona.org.

WedNeSday, december 1

Hanukkah/Chanukah begins

Charleston Concert Association presents:the Vienna Boys Choir7 p.m. at the Gaillard MunicipalAuditorium (77 Calhoun Street). icketsare $16 - $68 and may be purchasedat the Gaillard Box Oce, or throughicketMaster (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com). For more ino, visitwww.charlestonconcerts.org.

thurSday, december 2

Ocean Planning in SC: Living MarineResources and Habitats workshopHeld at the SC DNR Marine ResourcesResearch Institute on Fort Johnson on JamesIsland, this workshop will explore the statuso South Carolinas living marine resources

and how the state should plan to help protectkey resources and reduce use conicts. 9:00am - 3:15 pm. For more ino, email [email protected] or call 953-0250.

Holiday Concert with Yuriy BekkerPresented by the Kiawah Island ArtsCouncil, enjoy holiday music by Vivaldi,Purchell and chaikovsky as perormed byinternationally acclaimed violinist YuriyBekker and vocalist Leah Suarez. Free andopen to the public. ickets are avai lable atKiawah own Hall, 21 Beachwalker Drive.7:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.3871 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy. For more ino,call 768-9166.

Saturday, december 4

An aternoon o art on the islandLucys Red Sky Grill presents a specialshowing o original paintings rom local artistsrom 3:30p.m. to 6p.m. Meet the artists,watch demos, and sample rereshments. 1001Landall Way, Johns Island (just outside oSeabrook Island). Free and open to the public.For more ino, call 768-8118.

Wadmalaw Island Community Yard Sale o Benet Rural Missions. Te event willtake place in the ront o MiddletonsGrocery Store, 5364 Maybank Highway,Wadmalaw Island. For more ino, call718-1678. Donations may also be s ent toWICIC P.O Box 46 Wadmalaw Island, S.C.29487. Checks s hould be made payable toRural Missions. http://ruralmission.org.

Drayton Hall 27th Annual Spirituals ConcertDecember 4 & 5. Saturday: 3 p.m.,Sunday: 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. ickets are$35 and include a catered reception andinormal tours o the house prior to theperormance. o purchase, contact DawnBrogan at [email protected] orat 769-2605.

SuNday, december 5

LEAP Art and Oysters FundraiserLEAP, Lowcountry Equine-AssistedPsychotherapy, will be holding an oysterroast and silent auction at A.W. Shucks,70 State Street in Downtown Charlestonrom 3 6 p.m. ickets: $20 i n advance,

$25 at the door. Tere will be lots o itemsto help you do your holiday shopping whileassisting people who need your help. Formore ino, email [email protected], december 7

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Sea Island Concert Series: WinterSketchesPresented by Holy Spirit Catholic Church,this ree concert will eature Holy Spiritmusical director Laura Ball and riendsCourtney Sharp, Jennier Morlan, andJessica Minahan in a showcase o Romanticand Impressionistic works includingavorites rom the comic Charlie Brown,works by Elgar, Cassado Samuel Barberand more. Show starts at 7 p.m. Donationsaccepted at the door. 3871 Betsy KerrisonParkway, Johns Island.

Charleston County BookmobileTe Charleston County Bookmobile will beat Freshelds Village the rst and thirduesday o every month rom 10 a.m. -

11:30 a.m. Te Bookmobile will be parkedbehind Heges and Java Java. For more ino,call Guest Services at 768-6491.


Our World series presents: AlbertTibault, Jr.Albert Tibault, Jr., ormer deputy chieo mission in India and Saudi Arabia, willpresent India/Pakistani Relations andthe Aghanistan Efect at 3 p.m. at theSandcastle on Kiawah Island. Our Worldpresentations include a light selection owine and cheese. Members are encouraged tointeract with speakers ollowing each presentation.

Free and open to the public. Reservations areby December 4 and may be made by calling3875 or email [email protected].

Fith Annual Festival o WreathsTe Shops at Charleston Place and memo the American Society o Interior Dewill team up to create holiday wreathsor auction to benet MUSC ChildrenHospital. Wreaths will be hung the dayTanksgiving in the Shops o Charlestor viewing. ickets to the auction are $in advance/$20 day o. Purchase at OrExpress Boutique in Charleston Place 937-9142

November 26 Island Connection Calendar December

Gardening by the MoonFrom the Farmers almanac

Copyright Farmers Almanac 2010, www.farmersalmanac.com

novembeR2010

26th Best Planting Days For Fall Potatoes, urnips, Onions, Carrots, Beets, AndOther Root Crops Where Climate Is Suitable. Also Plant Seedbeds And FlowerGardens.27th-30th Poor Period For Planting. Kill Plant Pests, Clear Fence Rows/land.

decembeR2010st-2ndGood Days For Planting Root Crops, Fine For Sowing Grains, Hay, And

Forage Crops. Plant Flowers.3rd-5th First wo Days Good For Planting Carrots, Beets, Onions, urnips,rish Potatoes, And Other Root Crops. Tird Day Good For Celery, Cauliower

Brussel Sprouts. All Days Good For Planting Leay Vegetables Such As Cabbage,Lettuce, And Collards In Te South. Start Seedbeds.6th-7th Do No Planting.8th-10th Plant Sweet Corn, Beans, Peppers, And Other Above Ground CropsWhere Climate Is Suitable.


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Marines celebrated the 235th Marine Corps birthday with a buet dinner atTe Club on Seabrook Island this past November 10. Tis was the sixthyear or the dinner celebration, and attendance has grown to more than 100

participants. Te event was attended by Marines rom Seabrook, Kiawah, Johns Islandand other nearby areas.

en active duty Marines rom the Citadel and their spouses/girlriends were thehonored guests. Each young man introduced himsel and gave a brie summary o his

Marine career. Tey were all impressive in both their speeches and USMC uniorms.Te annual tradition o having the oldest and youngest Marines present to cut thecake was the fnale o the program. Te oldest Marine was Rex Reed (88) and theyoungest was Sgt. Steven Maraist (25).

Seabrook Marine attendees were Ed Dear, Rick McDaniel, Norman Smith, DickHughes, Bill Crater, C.R. Ralph, Dudley Schleier, Rich Hare, Roger Banks, EricNeilson, Bob Shirley, om Millers, Jeery Miller,Lamar Lanord, Bob Francis, Gordon Murray,Frank McNulty, John DuBois, Bob Alexanderand Douglas King.

Kiawah Marine attendees included PaulMougey, Russell Crane, Ray Reynolds, MichaelKowalski, Leo Fishman, Dick Asher, MikeUnderwood, Stan Morganstein, ArmandGlassman, om Dillon, Bob Smith, Rex Reed,

Jack Basil, Blair orry, Bob McElroy, Ed Rinaldi,Rod Gipe and Don Blackburn.

Other Lowcountry Marine attendees wereDon Martin, Rich Bosworth, Scotty Ridgeway,Cli Ferguson, Justin Follmer, Tomas Stiling,

James Parlor, Bob Ferguson, Bill Abbott, WayneMcGlohon, and Bob Carroll.

Te Marine Corps birthday is celebrated annuallyon November 10 by all Marines worldwide. If youwould like to be included on the list for 2011, pleasephone Ed Dear at 768-5950.

Happy Birthday, Marine Corps!By William SChleier

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Mercy CommunityOutreach received agit rom the KiawahSeabrook ExchangeClub in support othe dental programat the Outreachs

Wellness Center.

Michael Morris,president o the Club,delivered a check or$6000 to AnnetteMaranville, directoro the WellnessCenter, and Dr.

John Howard, dentaldirector.

Te Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Clubhas given us strong support since webegan in 1999, and were very grateulor their generous git, said Maranville.Last year we provided over 3,000 patientvisits to area residents. Were very proudo that, and the partnerships that made itall possible.

Our Lady o Mercy Community OutreachServices, Inc. was ounded in 1989 by theSisters o Charity o Our Lady o Mercy.

OLM provides emergency assistance,education, and wellness services to residentso James, Johns and Wadmalaw Islands.

OLM also operates the NeighborhoodHouse in downtown Charleston.

Te Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Clubis a service organization committed tocommunity enrichment through the supportand development of programs which focusupon the prevention of child abuse, youthdevelopment and education, Americanism,and community outreach.

(l to r) Michael Morris, Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club president; AnnetteMaranville, Wellness Center director and Dr. John Howard, dental director.

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KIAWAH ISLAND RECREATION: NOvEmbER 26 - DECEmbER 10

For more details and reservations for the following activities, including times for Nature ours, please visit www.kiawahrecreation.com or call the HeronPark Nature Center at 768-6001. All activities are open to the public. Please remember that Night Heron Pool is for Resort Guests and Governors Club

Members only. Tank you for your cooperation. *Nature ours available daily. imes are tide dependant.

Friday, November 26

Kamp Kawah:Stf and Bf:

8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; ages 3-11

tle acks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.

Kawah Book Exchange: 8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.

ot me: 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

Cat Cove: 10 a.m. 3 p.m.

Famly Cat:Steppng Stones:

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Lades Atenoon: 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m.

Pckp Games:Volleyball: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

Kds At Wokshop at the Cat Cove:

2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Kamp Kawah KNO:Sanctay Splash

Bash: 5 p.m. 8 p.m.; ages 5-11.

Yoth 3 on 3 Basketball: 8 p.m. 9 p.m.

een Nght: 3 on 3 Basketball:

9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.

Saturday, November 27Kamp Kawah:A Pates Le Fo Me:

8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; ages 3-11


Kawah Book Exchange:

8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Cat Cove: 10 a.m. 3 p.m.

Slly Band adng: 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m.

Famly Cat: ye Dye: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Pckp Games: Socce: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

Kamp Kawah KNO:Sanctay Splash

Bash: 5 p.m. 8 p.m.; ages 5-11.

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tle acks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Pckp Games:Basketball: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

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FriDAY, NOVEMBEr 26Kids Art Workshop at the Craft CoveChildren ages 5 and up will design and paint their own canvas to take home.

Tis program will be held at the urtles Nest Crat Cove located in the WestBeach Straw Market rom 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. $30 per child. Please call 768-6001 or reservations.

Youth 3 on 3 BasketballCome with a team or solo to make some riends. Groups will be divided by age.

Winning teams will receive a prize. Meet at the Night Heron Park BasketballCourt. 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is complimentary.

Teen Night: 3 on 3 BasketballGive it your best shot! Tis single elimination tournament is your chance toshow of your skills. Winning teams receives a prize. Meet at the Night HeronPark Basketball Court. 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m. Admission is complimentary.

SAurDAY, NOVEMBEr 27Youth & Teen Pumpkin HockeyHe shoots, he scores! Tis game o hockey is one youve never seen. 3 p.m. to

3:45 p.m. Admission is complimentary.

Turtle Point Family Movie NightJoin us or a Family Movie Night at the urtle Point Clubhouse. Our eaturedmovie How to rain your Dragon will begin at 7 p.m.. Beorehand, enjoydinner at omassos which opens at 5 p.m. Homemade pastas, sauces, pizzas,and breads. Entry to the movie is complimentary. For dining reservations, pleasecall, 768-6253 Ext. 64070.


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Angl Flight Sas, In., Atlanta, GA 87.3%

Ch Childn, Rk Hill, SC 8.%

Faily Pis Baut Cunty, In., Baut, SC .%

Filds t Failis, Ladsn, SC 8.5%

Fihus Sus Puli Saty Fundatin, Jaksnill, FL 85.8%

Gdwill Industis Upstat/Midlands SC, Gnill, SC .8%

Hy Cunty Musu Fundatin, Cnway, SC .%

Hus Hp th P D, Fln, SC 83.%

Kiawah Island Natual Haitat Cnsany, Kiawah Island, SC 80.8%

Pts, In. th Midlands, Wst Cluia, SC 8.7%

Citia nsidatin t an Angl inludd that th haity ust han stalishd at last th yas; has lltd nu gat than $0,000; 80pnt th nu ust g twad th haitis pga gals; aks gdus lunt la; and is inial unding in gants. T panl als sughtt shwas haitis with dint issins, and hs haitis ass Suth Calinaand utsid th stat.

T dsignatin Sg is asd upn th haital ganizatins ailu tspnd a high pntag thi lltins n statd pga ati itis and/ us a

high pntag lltins t pay pssinal sliits. T Sgs hsn, withth pntag thi pga xpnss that wnt twad th pga atiitis, alistd lw:

A Lg t Stand On, Nw Yk, NY 34.%

Aian Ass. Stat ps Shlaship Fundatin, allahass, FL 34.4%

Aian Assiatin th Da-Blind, Sil Sping, MD 0.3%

Autis Sptu Disd Fundatin, In., Shill, IN 35.8%

Disald Vtans Natinal Fundatin, Washingtn, DC 37.0%

Fights Suppt Fundatin, In., Gnld, MA 7.5%

Natinal Can Assistan Fundatin, Saasta, FL 11.7%

Natinal Vtans Si Fund, In., Dain, C 17.5%

Pakinsn Rsah Fundatin, In., Saasta, FL 5.3%

Pjt Cu, In., Badntn, FL .7%

Clapping for the Angelsand booing the ScroogeS

provided by the office of the Secretary of State

Representativs for the Kiawah Isladn National Habitat conservancy accept their award.

Laksha Shannn aid h st day wk atKiawah wn Hall n a

usday; just in ti a ull day itt and unil tings.

As wn Cd Ennt

Juan Matin lat pintd ut witha sil, Sh lkd lik a d inhadlights, ut Laksha didnt ltth ull wk lad h st dayaz h n it. In lss than a wksh was alady hlding h wnas wn Clk Kiawah Island,stpping natly int th shs wn Clk, Cathy Wilsn, wh ntly tk a lkship psitin in atwn ls t h aily in Nth Calina.

A li-lng sidnt Main, Suth Calina, Laksha thught sh wuldl hsik at ing t Chalstn aut n nth ag. Hw, at aquik tip h t isit latis and t ath up with h tw sns, Laksha washappy t gt ak t Chalstn.

I ally d idnt knw uh aut Cha lstn I a h, ut I l it,sild Laksha.

Bth h hildn untly attnd shl in Main. H ldst, 18-ya-ld

ashn, is a studnt at Castal Ca lina Unisity in Cnway, and h 1-ya-ldsn ashn is nishing up his high shl sph ya in Main and planst t Chalstn at th nd th shl ya.

Laksha, a gaduat Wsts Unisity with a dual Masts dg inBusinss & Managnt and Ladship, was sltd ut 70 appliants t th nxt wn Clk Kiawah Island. H u yas sing as wnClk th ity Main ha s gin h plnty al wld xp in, and thast pa li at Kiawah wn Hall has Laksha n h ts and unning.

Tings just s t happning ywh aund h, sild Laksha.Ts a lt gwth and its all y xiting.

Shs gat! said Adinistati Assi stant Stphani Baswll. Shs tting innily. I su its indily whling at st.

I yu happn t na Kiawah wn Hall, tak a nt t dp y andwl Laksha t th island.

Meet LakeshaTown ClerkexTraordinaire

Welcome to the team, Lakesha!

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As the sun sparkled against a clearblue sky, the autumn landscapeo our English garden welcomed

guests who came out to support Cottage

Aroma Bella in its inaugural holidayshopping aair.

While perusing the varied selectiono holiday oerings, guests enjoyed aselection o organic wines and sipped onour custom-blended tea. A chic assortmento accessories, jewelry, and skin careproducts were just a ew o the oeringsavailable or purchase.

As October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cottage Aroma Bellaproudly teamed up with CharlestonBreast Center a Division o East CooperMedical Center in support o all women who seek their worthy services. For anyspa service scheduled during the shoppingevent, Peggy Lieber, owner o Cottage

Aroma Bella, matched and donated agit certicate or that same service tothe Center. Grateully, guests respondedavorably in support o the wonderulcause and as a result, more than a dozencerticates were donated to the center.

It was an intimate yet purposeul dayo shopping. Oering luxury at its nest that is our holiday git to you.

We would like to grateully thank thoseindividuals who made our rst event anenormous success. Because we had endlessun the rst go-around, were doing it

again. Please join us or another un-lledday o shopping on Friday, November 26.Products rom our luxury skin care line,Aroma Bella, will be oered at 30% otheir original prices. Deep Steep, ourall-natural bath and body care line, willalso be oered at a 30% discount.

Cottage Aroma Bella is located at 2671Fort Trenholm Rd. on Johns Island. Formore information, call 266-3619.

Holiday shoppingwith a cause

PROVIDED BY COTTAGE AROMA BELLA

Owner Peggy Leiber (right) with one of AromaBellas clients.

On November 14 and 15, sta at NightHeron Nature Center welcomed severalnewborn Coturnix quail chicks to the world. Te quail will be on display at theNature Center through January, and thesta are hoping to raise more chicks over thenext year. Extra eggs will eventually be usedby Resort Executive Che Brian McGowanor special occasions as part o the Resortssustainability initiatives. By increasing theiruse o locally grown ood whenever possible,the Resort hopes to reduce the amount oenergy required to transport ood while atthe same time supporting local businesses.

Night Heron minds theirPs (peeps) and Qs (quails)

WhatisaCoturnixQuail?

A small Eurasian member o thequail amily, Coturnix quail have beendomesticated or centuries and used or

meat and eggs as well as their pretty looksand voices. Bobwhite quail are the onlymember o the quail amily native to SouthCarolina. Bobwhite are not a domesticatedspecies and are nervous, fighty, andgenerally unhappy in captivity, so the tamerCoturnix quail make a better choice or theNature Center.


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Te Wadmalaw Island community,along with amily and riends, celebratedDeacon Florence A. Gibbs 84th birthday

this past November 6. More than 150celebrants rom Columbia, Charlotte,Maryland, Virginia, and as ar away asNew York gathered at the WadmalawIsland Community Center or theestivities.

Deacon Gibbs was escorted in by hergrandsons, Roosevelt and Jermaine, whileamily riend Scott Gibbs sang You AreSo Beautiul to Me at her sons request.Te dress or the evening was basedon Te Cotton Club, with everyonearriving in black and white attire. Gibbsson Mark Anderson, a Principal in theCharlotte Mecklenburg School System,

was the Master o Ceremonies. Her Pastor,

Rev. Martha Florence Brown o the SalemBaptist Church on Wadmalaw Island,gave the opening prayer as well as several

worshipul birthday wishes. Among hermany accomplishments throughout theyears, Rev. Brown was proud to note thatMrs. Gibbs is the frst emale Deacon on

Wadmalaw Island. Mark also describedhis mother as a woman who, when on amission, would run toward an explosionrather than away rom it. He thanked her

or the role she plays in his lie, and gavecredit to her or much o his success.

Te guests witnessed a little o her past

shared by her amily in a video monologuenarrated by Mark. She smiled as hergranddaughter, Dr. Sarah Ann Anderson(named ater her mother) honored her,and her daughter- in- law, eresa, read apoem which she had written especial ly orthe occasion.

Family, riends and members o thecommunity reer to Deacon Gibbs as aphenomenal woman. Florence was bornon Wadmalaw Island. At an early age shemoved to New York, and remained thereuntil she retired rom Bellevue Hospital.45 years later she returned to WadmalawIsland and blessed many on the islands

with her gited voice. She has sung on

several choirs on Wadmalaw Island and inNew York, at the Apollo Teatre, and atMadison Square Garden.

Te event was highlighted with musicby Gregory Currence, a saxophonist romRock Hill, and DJ Sporty. Her guestsenjoyed a catered dinner o ham, turkey,dressing, macaroni and cheese, stringbeans, salads, a variety o desserts, tea andpunch. Dinner was catered by CdoresCatering, also o Wadmalaw Island.

84 glorious yearsHappy BirtHday, Florence GiBBs!

By BertHa smalls-middleton

Linda Gadson,Executive Director oRural Mission, and

Linda Fasig, Work Camp

and Volunteer SupportSpecialist,or Rural Mission,

were happy to accept a checkor $7000 presented by LaurieBurpee on behal o theKiawah-Seabrook ExchangeClub earlier this month.Te grant was made possiblethrough proceeds romadvertising in the ExchangeClubs Kiawah-Seabrooktelephone directory.

Rural Mission, ani n t e r d e n o m i n a t i o n a lnon-proft organization which osters,promotes, and administers to the spiritual,

social, educational, medical, and housingrequirements o the rural people o the SeaIslands o coastal South Carolina, hasrepaired approximately 70 Lowcountryhomes each year since it was incorporatedin 1969. Volunteers come rom near andar to contribute their time and talentsduring vacation periods. Local studentgroups and concerned citizens provide

expertise and unds to needy local citizens.Tese volunteers have been doing this or

the past 20-plus years.Church organizations, businesses,and individuals also contribute theirtime, talent, and unds to support thegood work o the Rural Mission, and theExchange Club is happy to support thismost worthwhile organization in ourmidst.

(l to r) Linda Fasig, Work Camp and Volunteer Support Specialist,Laurie Burpee of the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club, and LindaGadson, Executive Director of Rural Mission.

Exchange Club helpssupport Rural Mission

By sam reed

(Left) Deacon Florence Gibbsat 20 years young.(Below) Mrs. Gibbs lookingstunning at her 84thbirthday party.


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Communities In Schools (CIS) is proud to announce theacceptance o the prestigious Unsung Heroes Awardby Haut Gap Middle School CIS sta member, Robin

Hempton Haggard. Te award, which i s underwritten by A&,includes an honorarium or the school o $1000. Ms. Haggard wasone o fve in the nation to receive the award, which was presented

to her by the president o CIS National, Daniel Cardinali, inArlington, Virginia, earlier this month.

Trough her work as a school-based Student Support Specialist,Ms. Haggard orges meaningul personal relationships with allo her Haut Gap students, and works tirelessly to ensure thatthey stay in school and are promoted to the next g rade level. Ms.Haggard was recognized or the persistence and dedication shegives to her work in the ace o challenges.

Te Unsung Heroes Award was created to celebrate thededicated individuals who bring lie to CIS core values opersonal commitment, accountability, persistence, equality, andcoordination. Ms. Haggard was nominated or the honor by

Jane Riley, Executive Director o Communities In Schools o theCharleston Area.

We are extremely proud o Ms. Haggard and so impressed bythe commitment she brings to her work and the dierence she has

made in the lives o so many children, said Riley.Te mission o Communities In Schools o the Charleston Area,

Inc. is to surround students with a communit y o support, empoweringthem to stay in school and achieve in lie. Te overarching goal oCIS is that all students complete high school. CIS provides academicsupport and social services to students and their amilies in sixteenitle One schools, where up to 85% o the students are romlow-income amilies. For more inormation about CIS, please visitour website at www.cischarleston.org.

Photo by Dana Mong

Robin Haggard, student support specialist at Haut Gap, was one o fve inthe nation to receive the Unsung Heroes Award.

Haut Gaps unsung heroBy Lynn Austin, Communities in sChooLs

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o become a Scrooge, the charity musthave given 40 percent or less o the revenueto the charities program goals; collectedrevenue greater than $20,000; and spenta large amount o donations on the use oproessional undraisers.

As Secretary o State, I have the dutyo enorcing the Solicitation o CharitableFunds Act, and o protecting the public

against Scrooge organizations that wantto take advantage o our giving spirit,said Secretary Hammond. Charitablesolicitations across the state have increasedin the last three years because more andmore people are in need o assistance.Even though times are tough, SouthCarolinians continue to be some o themost generous people in the nation andalways answer the call when it comes todeending and helping the less ortunate.However, there are those who would takeadvantage o our generosity. So I ask thatyou check out any organization beore youcontribute your hard-earned money.

For more ino, visit www.scsos.com andselect the Charity Search button to learn the

charitys total revenue, program expenses,total expenses, net assets, and undraiser

costs. For inormation by phone, call the

Charities Division at 1-888-242-7484.


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